51/48. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5691 — Sweetness Does Not Make Nabidh Safe
Reports Used by Those Who Permit the Drinking of Intoxicants
Hadith About Sweet Nabidh in Earthenware Jars
Sunan an-Nasai : 5691
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5691
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أُتَرْجِمُ بَيْنَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَبَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ تَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ نَبِيذِ الْجَرِّ، فَنَهَى عَنْهُ . قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ إِنِّي أَنْتَبِذُ فِي جَرَّةٍ خَضْرَاءَ نَبِيذًا حُلْوًا فَأَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ فَيُقَرْقِرُ بَطْنِي . قَالَ لاَ تَشْرَبْ مِنْهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ .
Abu Hamzah Narrated from:
I used to interpret between Ibn 'Abbas and the people. A woman came to him and asked him about Nabidh made in earthenware jars, and he forbade it. I said: 'O Abu 'Abbas, I make a sweet Nabidh in a green earthenware jar; when I drink it, my stomach makes noises.' He said: 'Do not drink it even if it is sweeter than honey.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5691In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 153English translation : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5694
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5691
Abu Hamzah says he used to interpret between Ibn Abbas and the people. A woman came and asked about Nabidh made in earthenware jars, and Ibn Abbas forbade it. Abu Hamzah then mentioned his own drink: a sweet Nabidh made in a green earthenware jar, which made his stomach make noises after he drank it. Ibn Abbas told him not to drink it, even if it were sweeter than honey. This hadith about sweet Nabidh teaches that pleasant taste is not the measure of safety. A drink may be sweet, familiar, and homemade, but if it falls under the warned category, sweetness does not make it acceptable.
What we learn from this hadith
- A sweet taste does not remove the warning about a drink.
- Ibn Abbas forbade Nabidh made in earthenware jars in this narration.
- Personal comfort with a drink is not enough when a warning has been given.
